They mourned, wept, and fasted until the evening for those who died by the sword #– #for Saul, his son Jonathan, the Lord’s people, and the house of Israel.
2 Samuel 3:32 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised When they buried Abner in Hebron, the king wept aloud at Abner’s tomb. All the people wept, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they buried Abner in Hebron: and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They buried Abner in Hebron. And the king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner, and all the people wept. American Standard Version (1901) And they buried Abner in Hebron: and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept. Common English Bible They buried Abner in Hebron. The king wept loudly at Abner’s grave. All the troops cried too. Catholic Public Domain Version And when they had buried Abner in Hebron, king David lifted up his voice, and he wept over the burial mound of Abner. And all the people also wept. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when they had buried Abner in Hebron, king David lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner: and all the people also wept. |
They mourned, wept, and fasted until the evening for those who died by the sword #– #for Saul, his son Jonathan, the Lord’s people, and the house of Israel.
The king was deeply moved and went up to the chamber above the city gate and wept. As he walked, he cried, ‘My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son! ’
So David gave orders to the young men, and they killed Rechab and Baanah. They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron, but they took Ish-bosheth’s head and buried it in Abner’s tomb in Hebron.
this would also be an iniquity deserving punishment, for I would have denied God above.
Have I rejoiced over my enemy’s distress, or become excited when trouble came his way?
Don’t gloat when your enemy falls, and don’t let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,
David and the troops with him wept loudly until they had no strength left to weep.